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Risking it all for a favourite
The Lions' 2025 squad had barely unpacked their socks in Australia when Andy Farrell whipped out the ol’ Bat-Signal - not for Batman, but...

Martin Eggleston
Jul 143 min read


🍽️ What’s on the Plate ?
Food is no longer just fuel — it’s expression. Through food, Gen Z and Alpha tell stories, showcase identity, and even build online personas. TikTok and Instagram are brimming with short, energetic videos of teenagers making toasties, aesthetic lunches, or sharing snack hauls from Tesco.

Martin Eggleston
Jun 2313 min read


Lent is over again ...
I always give up chocolate, and find it relatively comfortable - So this year, I decided to give up bread as well... Foolish I know

Martin Eggleston
Apr 193 min read


Is Steve Borthwick the Worst England Head Coach Ever?
I want the whole country to be proud of us and to enjoy watching us play. The hard work starts now

Martin Eggleston
Sep 3, 20235 min read


The unstoppable rise of the virtue signal
Virtue signalling is so annoying - yet social media willingly offers up this opportunity to carefully curate a false public persona

Martin Eggleston
Aug 5, 20234 min read


Working in the hospitality industry is great... (well, let me explain 'great')
For those who have long worked in the hospitality industry, you will know there are endless complaints to make.

Martin Eggleston
Mar 22, 20239 min read


Shape shifting - the outside truth from the inside track, about living with epilepsy
The truth is this; Quite frankly epilepsy has no discretion

Martin Eggleston
Feb 11, 20237 min read


What flavour is that chip on your shoulder?
It’s one of the most self-destructive forms of emotional clutter there is.

Martin Eggleston
Jul 31, 20225 min read


My life in a time machine
Boomers to the left of me, Millennials to the right - here I am - Stuck in the middle is a fantastic place to be. When Nirvana released...

Martin Eggleston
Mar 16, 20226 min read


Can I give less of a f**k
If you waste time on the little things, there's probably not much going on in your life, to make giving too many fucks a problem for you.

Martin Eggleston
Mar 8, 20225 min read


Why skiing is for fools
I have always admired British people that can ski. The reason being, that we get so little snow anywhere else, that skiing at any decent...

Martin Eggleston
Jan 19, 202210 min read


Does being the youngest help you succeed ?
Being the youngest actually helped me develop skills that have helped me throughout my professional life.

Martin Eggleston
Dec 20, 20214 min read


Does Perfection Even Exist?
The most insidious danger in excessive pursuit of perfection can be found in something called the "ideal self"

Martin Eggleston
Aug 7, 20215 min read


Its more cool being the youngest
No, it’s not always perfect. However, being the youngest child in a family is better than being the middle or the oldest child.

Martin Eggleston
Jul 31, 20217 min read


The Elephant in the room
What's it like to have 'long Covid' — I really wish I couldn't tell you, but I can

Martin Eggleston
May 30, 20215 min read


What not to drive
Do drivers of certain cars feel more entitled than others to behave rudely on the roads? The answer once and for all is here.

Martin Eggleston
Apr 11, 20218 min read


The Smiths, Morrissey, my Grandma and Me
As Rose collects the money in the cannister, who comes sliding down the bannister?

Martin Eggleston
Mar 4, 20218 min read


Why should I shop local?
If a guilt trip is the best reason you have to offer a customer for using you, then in reality, you probably don't have that much to offer

Martin Eggleston
Feb 28, 202110 min read


Wetherspoon, Lavazza and I - a Love Story
I used to love my favourite Wetherspoon - ordering my refillable Latte and a Sunday Roast Club (which always included a pint of Abbott Ale

Martin Eggleston
Feb 14, 202112 min read


Our reckless media fans the flames of social disharmony
The reckless and inflammatory reporting on Coronavirus makes me wonder whether we'd be better off without a media outlet that can sink so...

Martin Eggleston
Feb 3, 20219 min read
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